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Writing a Successful College Application Essay: Four Steps for Students
By Ann Camacho, editor of Bookmarked, a collection of teen essays It’s that time of year, when high school seniors are smack-dab in the middle of the college application process. Getting ready for college is in the back of their minds and the … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Strategies
Tagged admission essays, college, ELA, English language arts, Free Spirit author, high school, teens, writing college essays
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3 Big Things Families Can Do to Prepare for the School Year
Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Unless you have been on a remote island all summer, you’ve likely been bombarded recently with back-to-school advertisements and school supplies in stores. Besides purchasing … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner, Parenting
Tagged back to school, elementary school, high school, junior high, middle school, summer break, summertime
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Summer Reading Lists: Bore, Chore, or Score?
By Eric Braun Whether the kids in your life love to read, hate to read, or, most likely, are somewhere in the middle, the answer to the titular question is largely up to us—the grown-ups, the makers and enforcers of … Continue reading
